Original Sellingers Classic Three

Well here we go. This is my first attempt at "Blogging" As some of those close to me know this is like pulling teeth! Writing is not at the top of my hobby list! The Swanson Golf Center coming to fruition is a dream come true for me. I am lucky enough that I have been able to have a job doing something I love, teaching golf and being around the game, and now I have an oppurtunity to create the ulitmate Golf Practice-Training Facility.

The idea came from one of my students who really liked to come to our Wildcat facility and practice in our indoor bays. He suggested that we open a place downtown where folks could come and hit indoors and work on their game. A good idea, but I really did not know how that would fly. I did feel like there was a lack of quality lighted comprehensive practice facilities in Houston. The search for real estate began. After running the idea past my good friend Saul Sellinger owner of Sellingers Classic Three, A lighted par 3 course in the Champions area, he said "Why dont you buy this place?" So to make a long story short approximately 15 months, a hurricane, and an economic collapse we closed on Sellingers Classic Three in mid April and shortly after started the rennovation.

I hired Mike Nuzzo of Nuzzo Course Design http://www.nuzzo.net/ to design and manage the project. Mike and I have been friends for 7 or 8 years and I knew he would put his heart and soul into this project. As you will see in the coming weeks leading up to the Grand Opening September 12 Mike has done a fabulous job!